Interview with Bosch e-bike boss: "EU regulation that doesn't fit the problem"
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The Managing Director of Bosch eBike Systems is concerned about the current race for motor performance and warns of possible EU measures.
  • @Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
    2•2 days ago

    Me pedalling doesn’t bring any safety improvement.

    It does, as stopping your bike from 25 km/h will occur more often if no pedaling is required and thus, the brakes (or the rim) may overheat. Many pedelecs (“E-Bikes”) do still have rim brakes or their disc brakes have smaller dimensions than required for proper e-bike with throttle.

    • @brot@feddit.orgEnglish
      1•2 days ago

      Not really - I’m going 25km/h if I’m pedaling and I would go 25km/h with a throttle. And bike manufacturers fitting underpowered brakes on eBikes is an issue for another regulation?

      • gian English
        3•2 days ago

        Not really - I’m going 25km/h if I’m pedaling and I would go 25km/h with a throttle.

        And how many time you reach 25 km/h while pedaling and how many time you reach 25 km/h with a throttle ?

        And bike manufacturers fitting underpowered brakes on eBikes is an issue for another regulation?

        If they become a danger to the others then yes.

        • @brot@feddit.orgEnglish
          1•2 days ago

          And how many time you reach 25 km/h while pedaling and how many time you reach 25 km/h with a throttle ?

          Have you ever ridden an eBike? It’s totally easy to reach 25km/h by pedalling. It’s also possible to reach that speed (and to go over that) on a normal bicycle without a motor

          • gian English
            2•21 hours ago

            Have you ever ridden an eBike?

            Yes.

            It’s totally easy to reach 25km/h by pedalling. It’s also possible to reach that speed (and to go over that) on a normal bicycle without a motor

            I didn’t ask if it is possible but how many times you reach that speed while pedaling versus how many time you reach it using the throttle.

            • @brot@feddit.orgEnglish
              1•20 hours ago

              I reach it every time. You do not need much pedal assist to reach the max. And if I’m on my road bike without a motor, I’m even faster. And I communte by bicycle and can tell you: 25km/h is the default speed for eBikes

          • @Successful_Try543@feddit.orgEnglish
            2•1 day ago

            Yes, exactly this is what makes e-bikes so unpredictable in traffic. While a normal biker is unlikely to bing 350 W onto the street every time they start, it’s a piece of cake with an e-bike. Additionally, as e-bikes legally count as regular bikes, they are subject to the same slack safety standards and e-bike manufacturers regularly have been criticised e.g. by Stiftung Warentest for failing components.